Saki Data Centre at proposed Hambantota techno park

Trimax IT Infrastructure and Services Ltd. of India signed an agreement with the Ministry of Telecom and Information Technology (MoTIT), Sri Lanka to set up the Saki Data Centre at the proposed Saki Knowledge and Technology Park in Hambantota.

The Indian company will invest Rs 3.5 b and construction work is scheduled to commence in six months. "We will open a regional office next week in Colombo and the Hambantota office will be opened in two months. "As Sri Lanka is a fast growing economy, we believe the investments will yield high returns", Trimax, Chairman and Managing Director Surya Prakash Madrecha said.

"Having made the biggest foreign investment in Sri Lanka we expect to break even in five years. The partnership will help the country to become the technology hub in Asia", he said.

The Saki Data Centre will provide shared, secured and managed infrastructure for consolidating and hosting national level applications to provide government-to-government, government-to-citizen and government-to-Business Services which would be fast, efficient, trustworthy and also provide a managed environment for citizens and businesses to conduct secure transactions.

This constructive public-private partnership between India and Sri Lanka will create a legacy for Hambantota and the country, a spokesman said.This will support promoting social, economic regeneration and make Sri Lanka a technology hub for Asia. Trimax, a $156.8 m company with 11 offices, more than 600 support locations and over 1,600 employees in India will make an investment of around Rs. 3,500 m towards the Saki Data Centre project.

- SJ